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Pandora's Box of Genetic Engineering

11.28.2018 - By BloombergPlay

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A Chinese scientist has made the astonishing claim that he has created the world’s first gene-edited babies. David Meyers speaks with Bloomberg News health editor and reporter John Lauerman on the controversy surrounding this technology and how it could only be the beginning.

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John's latest report: Brave New World of Editing Human DNA Starts in China

You can follow John at: @LauermanJohn

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